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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 84 today in Worcester
-Why is there so much pollen right now? (:55). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Back To Black" and more
+Noon: Photos: The Walking Dead: Dead City returns to Worcester
+Noon: Canadian cycling star says $1 million art project will fund Major Taylor film
-Worcester rallies to help those displaced by Washington Heights fire
-Earlier: Surprise nighttime smoke alarm turned into nightmare for Worcester residents
-Worcester ranks in top 20% of cities globally in Global Cities Index
-Worcester hospital named best in state for underserved populations
-Downtown Worcester Beer Garden reopening for season
-Worcester police seek murder suspect in Allendale Street killing
-The power of 10: Worcester-area students, grads active as community volunteers
-Virtual e-sports tournament in Worcester raising fentanyl awareness (1:52)
-Biotechnology curriculum piloted in Worcester schools seek to spark interest in subject
-Veterans Inc. remembers D-Day 80 years later
-2-year apprenticeship required to get a license for body art
-6 Worcester County lawmakers face challenges in November election
-Radio Worcester (48:47): Radio Roundtable on Spectrum senior discount, continuing saga of Mill Street
-Where to find National Donut Day deals and free treats around Massachusetts
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Tacos (5:20)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Worcester's car dealership to become apartments: Plans
-Filming of "The Walking Dead" returns on Cedar Street in Worcester
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:35:09)
-South High Community School graduation (1:51:00)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie wins award for Holden filmmaker
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden author captures parents' wartime correspondence
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster police bust female Romanian organized retail crime crew at Hannaford
-UPS seeking approval for 845K-sq.-ft. warehouse from joint Shrewsbury-Grafton planning meeting
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Food Truck Festival 4 to 7:30
-Shrewsbury rolls out new single-sort recycling program
-Grafton High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
-Clinton Town Meeting OK's school project
-The Clinton Challenge returns for 2024
-West Boylston police log May 27th to June 2nd
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New in the Woo: Odd By Worcester – serving up nostalgia and great beer
>SHOWTIME: Stasia Hovenesian, 93, transformed the Worcester music scene
-2 local artists selected for creative residencies for Worcester artists
-Worcester Art Museum surprises with "New Terrain: 21st Century Landscape Photography"
-Tina Agostinelli: SOS — School’s Out for Summer
-Manny Jae Media (52:27): OpporTUNEity
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 34 (29:05): Idahoans For Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to accomplished local professional racecar driver
>SPORTS: Celtics cruise past Mavericks in Game 1 of NBA Finals, 107-89
-No rust for Kristaps Porzingis as C’s cruise to Game 1 win
-Bravehearts at home all weekend. Next home game: 6:30 today, Fireworks Friday
-Clark student to umpire Savannah Bananas game at Fenway (1:26). Article
-Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bill McGovern named to 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot
-Red Sox beat White Sox, 14-2
-WooSox beat Rochester, 13-4
-Bill Spaceman Lee returns to Polar Park after suffering a medical episode last year
-Central Mass. Mom's family friendly guide to WooSox
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: World War II veteran tells Ukraine's Zelensky he's a "savior" at D-Day anniversary
-4 dead in apparent triple homicide, suicide
-Tragic: Father, son both drown in lake
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (19:44) — Key state police investigator returns to stand, talks about security video
-Woman charged with killing parents in Bedford (2:07)
>COLLEGES: Professor Craig Wills talks undergraduate projects at WPI (7:23)
-Q.C.C. announces Spring semester Dean and Merit lists
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Looking to avoid crowds? These are America’s least-visited National Parks
>BUSINESS: April job openings fall to 8.1 million as signs of cooling economy emerge
-LPL Research: Adjusting the sector sails
-Auburn construction company adds new C.F.O., V.P. of strategy and sustainability
>HEALTH: Are you getting enough Vitamin D? New guidelines released (1:11)
-Boston doctor shares tips on preventing, treating sunburns (3:47)
>HOMES: Nation's oldest home for sale is in Mass., records say (:38)
>SHOPPING: Best & worst end-of-year teacher gifts
>FOOD: F.D.A. issues safety alert on 4 baby formula products
>TV/STREAMING: Vanna White cries in "Wheel of Fortune" goodbye video to Pat Sajak
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Halle Berry movie, "Never Let Go" (2:24)
>CELEBRITY: It’s a "Yellowstone" wedding: Co-star couple Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison marry
>ANIMALS: Dumped dog siblings were so scared to get rescued (1:00)
>HISTORY: Whalom Park in Lunenburg promised “a whale of a time”
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bystanders pull driver from fiery wreck on Cape Cod (:43)
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, dad-to-be engulfed in fireball during gender reveal fail
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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